The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-03

enough. l believe the way to reform
politics is with a club. l do not want
roseWater business in politics." Mr..
COwen related an incident from the
story of Huckleberry Finn to point
a remark which he made that "the
only way to reform the Democratic
party is with a shotgun, tigura-
lively" Continuing, he said: 81
advise you to subscribe for the Civil
Service Reformer. 1t has things in
it that will do you Republicans good.
What we propose to do is to see the
boss Democratic field on fire. That
will bring them to terms, and they
will arise and come to AbsaIom. /
am Democrat, born in the Demo-
cratic faith, You do not expect me
to support your national issues and
your national ticket. You ask US re-
form Democrats to support your
ticket and your platform on State
issues. Your candidates will admin
lister public Office as a public trust
On national issues Democratic plat
foi ms are one year for free trade and
the next year for protection. [ want
to say that the Democratic candidate
for Governor is my personal friend.
A Democratic Congressman in Balti.
more has told me that free-trader is
an ass. | do not know what are the
Democratic national issues on some
subjects. The civil.service plank in
the State Democratic platform vic.
lates every promise made by Presi-
dent Cleveland and the national plat
form. 1t is thrown into the teeth of
all the promises made for the party.
AS party man l stand upon their
platform and spit upon it. | propose
to support party that will do better
things. The Tilden election law
calls for an equal division of the su-
| perViSOrs of election between the two
parties. 1t requires not only that
both parties shall be represented
among the judges and clerks. but
both parties have the right to their
watchers and challengers and to see
the votes counted. Governor Lloyd
has now in his hands the appoint
ment Of three supervisors for Balti-
more city, and he can now put the
Tilden election law into force. | say
to Governor Lloyd, ,.-your party plat
form has promised that a new elec-
tion law will be passed to compel the
appointment of a Republican super
visor. Cap the climax, and give us
a Republican on the board of super
visors. The judges and clerks and
the conduct of elections are as apso.
lutely under the control of the police
commissioners as are the people OF
Russia under their Gar. Let the
party say now we will have the
watchers at the polls they promise in
a new law. We Democrats have got
tired of calling on these fellows about
these things. They have set at naught
our cOunsels, and now that the Re
publicans have planted themselves
on civil-service reform, annual regis
tration and for fair elections, we will
laugh at your fears and mock you.
My voice, my pen, my vote are at
the service of Walter B. Brooks.
want to say that during this cam.
paign am going to give as choice a
book of biographies as you have
heard of. L will not bankrupt myself
by paying for it. If the Republicans
nominate man like David l.. Bart.
lett or Major Alexander shaw for
mayor we will give these fellows a
lively time. We have a Reform
League that has its grip upon the
scoundrels who commit these frauds
If the rascally registers do not strike
off the names that should be off, the
courts will. At the first the super
visers will be called to account. We
propose to watch them day and night,
We propose to have trained band
of men at the polling-places, and we
will ask the police board to give US
watchers. We propose to give a
police biography that will astonish
the world. 1t is worth time and it is
worth money to secure for this city
the right of self-government. We
propose to take the Absalom plan ol
burning the barley fields and the
Huckleberry Finn plan of the shot.
gun-the grand jury, the penitentiary
and the rope. Cheers. The Inde'
pendents propose to give you vigol
and enthusiasm. With that we ought
to wipe out the Cleveland majority
of 5000. In one of the worst wards
there are 600 honest Democrats pledg-
ed to the reform ticket, Cheers.
Do your duty in the counties and let
us run literary bureau here in this
| citv Won will See that we will